J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1988
B.A., with highest honors, University of Illinois, 1985
Todd Stern is a shareholder in the Firm’s Entertainment practice group.
Todd’s practice consists primarily of the representation of clients in the motion picture, television, digital media, publishing, and live stage industries.
Prominent directors, writers, actors, producers, and television and motion picture production companies represent a large portion of Todd’s client base. He also represents a number of award-winning creators and producers of animation properties for film, television, and digital media.
Todd’s diverse motion picture practice involves transactions with both major motion picture studios and independent production companies. Todd’s clients in television include executive producers, writers, and directors in scripted and non-scripted programming and a number of television production companies. He has been involved with television programming for ABC, CBS, NBC, F/X, HBO, Showtime, STARZ, Bravo, Nickelodeon, ESPN, and The CW.
In 2003, Todd was named ’20 Under 40′ lawyers to watch by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Todd has been a speaker on panels at the American Film Market and numerous film festivals.
UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium
Advisory Board Member
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Board of Directors 2014 -2017
Awards
Highest “AV Preeminent” (5 of 5) Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
In its official announcement earlier this week, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation confirmed that Weintraub client Walt Dohrn (Trolls, Trolls World Tour) has returned as director in the third installment of the animated musical franchise Trolls. Weintraub client Zosia Mamet is also named among the A-list cast. The threequel, named…
A new limited series written and produced by Weintraub client Steve Conrad is being developed by HBO. The series, My Dentist’s Murder Trial, is inspired by a New Yorker article by James Lasdun in 2017 that chronicles the true crime story of Dr. Gilberto Nunez, who was indicted in 2015 for…
HBO has selected Weintraub client Steve Conrad to serve as writer and executive producer of a new series, “Tales of Dunk and Egg.” The show will be a prequel to the hit TV and book series, “Game of Thrones.” Conrad is best known in television as the creator of the…
Todd Stern’s client Steven Conrad has been engaged by Paramount Pictures to write and executive produce a film about a Nigerian family who fled their home country seeking asylum in New York and their 8 year-old son who won the New York State Chess Championship in 2019. Trevor Noah will…
Scott Hervey and Todd Stern’s client Matt Stawski will make his feature directorial debut with Universal Pictures’ Monster Mash. The film is set to be an original musical film. Stawski is a Grammy nominated music video director of Side Effects for Awesomeness TV. For more details, read the full article…
Shareholder Todd Stern’s client Peter Ramsey will make his live-action directorial debut with Krystin Ver Linden’s screenplay of Love in Vain, which Paramount Studios recently purchased. Ramsey directed the major studio animated feature Rise of the Guardians and the Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. Love in Vain…
SACRAMENTO, CA (August 7, 2017) – Weintraub Tobin, a leading California full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that 24 Weintraub Tobin attorneys are Martindale-Hubbell rated. Out of the 24 attorneys, 21 have received the AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, while three attorneys have been given the Distinguished rating. AV…
Weintraub Tobin client, Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox of Smosh fame were featured in a Variety article announcing the premier of, “Smosh: The Movie.” Shareholder Scott Hervey represented Ian and Anthony and executive producer Barry Blumberg in their deals. The movie is now set to have its world premiere on…
LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2015) – Weintraub Tobin shareholder, Todd Stern, was recognized in Variety’s 2015 Legal Impact Report as an attorney whose recent deals have changed the shape of entertainment. Stern joins an elite group of attorneys working in film, television, theater, and digital media. The Legal Impact Report…
For a third year in a row, Weintraub Tobin is working to raise funds for cardiovascular diseases and stroke by partaking in the American Heart Association Heart Walk on Saturday, September 21 at William Land Park. Our attorneys and staff work hard during the summer months to gear up for…
Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation is proud to announce that our client Tracy Letts has won a 2013 Tony Award for his role in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Letts took home the award Sunday for best performance by an actor in a play for his portrayal of…
Weintraub clients John and Drew Dowdle will co-write the upcoming microbudget thriller: “As Above, So Below” for Legendary Pictures. According to Variety, the film will be set in the catacombs beneath Paris where two archeologists look for hidden treasure. Sources say the film would be set in the $5-$10 million…
SACRAMENTO / SAN FRANCISCO / LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2012 – Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin Law Corporation and Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin LLP have jointly announced the merger of their respective business and entertainment law firms. The combined firm, named Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation,…
